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IC 2159 - Nebula in Orion

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:22 | Tran: 20:11 | Set: 4:04
Alt: -7.50°   Az: 43.06°   Direction: North-East

IC 2159 is a Nebula in the Orion constellation. IC 2159 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2159 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 2159 - Nebula in Orion star
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DSS2 image of IC 2159 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 11m 27s
+20° 25’ 29”
15h 05m 00s
21h 16m 28s

J2000

06h 09m 57s
+20° 25’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2159 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 2159 - Nebula in Orion.

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Finder chart for IC 2159 - Nebula in Orion.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 2159 - Nebula in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.6°
Max altitude: 58.9°
Azimuth: 290.4°